The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-01-13
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS
THE n OF DAKOTA.
Important Action Taken by the Alliance on ReIa-
tions to Railroads and Elevators.

lions to Railroads and Elevators.
At the last days session OF the Farmers
alliance. resolutions were adopted on tho
death of Gen. Free; recommending the for
nation of an alliance insurance company,
and on free markets. The report on the
latter. which is to be e%ngrafted on the con-
s~titution, is as follows:
Your committee to whom was referred
tho subject of free marketing oil grain re-
port that this alliance, having already de-
cided to urge the passage OF q law permit
ting the erection n maintenance OF y
warehouses as well as elevators atthe sew
eral railroad stations or market places
within the territory, the formation OF the
necessary bill or amendment properly be.
longs to the legislative committee. Weheart.
iy approve of the recommendation OF the
president of this alliance and of the railroad
commissioner in the matter OF making what
is known as elevator receipts negotiable, and
recommend that the legislative committee
be instructed to memorialize the legislature
on the subject. Your committee recon-
mends that the legislative committee rec
ommend the passage of q law requiring the
grading OF all grain received at public ware.
houses or elevators, said grading or in
s~pection to correspond with that adopted
by the railroad and warehouse commission
OF Minnesota, in order that the proposed
negotiable receipts may bear the same
grade as the market in which they are likely
to be sold. We do not approve OF the
resolution requiring inspection and
weights at the several market places,
in the territory. the first requiring
too much machinery to successfully carry
out, as we'll as for the reason that our pro-
ducts are marketed outside the territory
and amenable to other state regulations;
and as to the latter. e., weights-there is:
already a statutory provision that il en-.
forced would secure the desired result. In
the opinion Of this committee, in order to.
secure a free market the farmers OF Dakota.
must be practically independent OF rail
ways and elevators, securing from the for
mer the same accommodation and rates.
as are given to elevators, growing their
crops themselves, thereby saving carrying
charges on grain by and for which ele-
vators are built and maintained, and con-
trolling in a measure the "visible supply"
on which markets are based or manipu-
lated and securing at all times the best re-
ward for his labor and capital.
In the afternoon President McLouth
presented the claims of Brookings college.
A resolution was adopted recommending
Railroad commissioner William NJ. Evans
for reappointment. The treasurer's re-
port showed 81, 214.9S receipts and ST.
213.16 expenditures. The election OF off,
GERS resulted as follows:
President, H. L. Loucks, Deuel. countyi
vice presidents, X. B. Fancher, Stutsman;
I. W. Hardin, Aurora; secretary, c. A.
Sodeberg, Minnehaha; treasurer, J. Cd.
Scott, Grant; lecturer, A. D. Chase, Cod
ington. "-
1t was voted to send President Loucks
to Bismarck during the legislative session
to present a strong memorial from the al
lance to that body. The following Off
were elected for the Alliance Hail Insurance
company:
President, A. Wardall, Grant county;
vice president, H. w. Slith. Minnehaha;
secretary, s. D. Cooley, Grant; treasurer,
q. D. Scott, Grant.
The alliance adjourned at 10 at night to
meet next year at Huron.